Wake up Walmart!

Monday, November 26, 2012

While Walmart tries to downplay and spin the impact of the strikes at its stores and distribution centers on Black Friday, the truth is that the strike is historical as the mega retailer hadn’t had a labor strike in its 50-year history. Moreover, the strike made millions of Americans aware that Walmart abuses workers who feel “discriminated, retaliated, unappreciated and downtrodden,” by Walmart.

“A single strike on Black Friday won't dent [Walmart’s] profits, but it could be the first of many.” Workers are feeling empowered and shoppers are aware (and largely disgusted) by the way Walmart treats its workers. Black Friday could just be the start of Americans demanding Walmart treat its workers with respect.

The Strike at Walmart “turned out to be much larger than the company's executives in Bentonville had predicted or care to admit,” and with thousands of community supporters now behind the sstruggling workers, Walmart executives appear to be getting a little nervous.

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The great American middle class wasn’t something that just happened – it was built brick by brick. It was built by soldiers returning from war and a government that repaid them by giving them a shot at college.

What the wealthy and well-connected figured out is that they have strength in numbers: the numbers of dollars they contribute to politicians. It’s time working and middle class Americans use our strength in numbers to reclaim the American Dream. We need a counterweight to the power of big money – and that’s the power of big numbers, the power of ordinary people who work for a living demanding to have our voices heard – from the workplace to Washington.